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Rewatching Gilmore Girls in 2016

September 6, 2016

Yes, as you can see from the
title, I did it. I rewatched seven seasons of nostalgic episodes in about two
months and oh boy, it was so so good to be back in Stars Hollow. Finding
Gilmore Girls episodes online was really difficult until now. I’m so glad Netflix picked
it up because I could catch up with all the episodes uninterrupted by anything
and yeah I’ve been guilty of watching 8 episodes a day sometimes. I've got my coffee in my hand and ready to share some thoughts after rewatching this beloved series because frankly there were so
many moments that I had forgotten and it was great watching them all back. I
needed to get back on track before the “Year in the Life” special!

1. Tristan being the bad guy in the
first two seasons just caught me off guard now. I hated him before but it
was extremely difficult to hate him now that he has been glorified in my mind
as Lucas Scott (from One Tree Hill)

2. Stars Hollow is the cutest town ever. I loved
every little shop and landmarks in the town. The “Bluebell” from Hart of Dixie
( another one of my absolute favourites) shares the same set as Stars Hollow.
Hart of Dixie recently finished in 2014 and I could almost imagine Zoe Hart
popping up at the town square or on the streets. It was all so fresh in my
mind.

3.I love how ironic it is that
“Dean” from Gilmore Girls ended up playing the brother to one famous “Dean
Winchester” *Swoons* Also, Dean is my favourite from all of Rory’s
boyfriends. Update: I'm a leaning towards Jess now..anyone but Logan.

4.“I had the same pants in High
School. I’m in again” – Lorelai when she was visiting Harvard with Rory.

I wonder what Lorelai would say
if she saw everything in the shops since the last year or so. Mock neck tops,
chokers, choker neck tops, flared jeans, wrap dresses..Omg,It’s Lorelai
everything. She would freak out!

5.How many jobs does Kirk work? I
remember an episode where someone actually kept count of it but God knows how
many more he worked after that. That man is unstoppable.

6.The Friday Night Dinners were
possibly some of the funniest scenes, especially in the first three seasons. I loved
when they went to those and they always ended up in drama. I actually missed
Emily’s character when Lorelai would fight with them over periods of time.
Kelly Bishop is fantastic in it!

7.Rory’s graduation speech from
Chilton is one of my personal favourite speeches by Rory. It’s actually one of those very few
moments when I actually shed tears for a drama show( that I’ve already seen
before)

8.The chemistry between Rory and
Logan was sort of lacking from day one, in my opinion and I had expected them
to break up long before they did. He just didn’t match up to the dreamy Dean
and Jess.

9.Lane Kim was probably one of the
most badass girls on the show. I love how her character matured and she did
these crazy things in spite of having a strict mom and also married Zach, a
rock musician. She and Rory have the most perfect friendship too.

10.

The character certificate that
Lorelai writes for Luke is such a pivotal scene to the plot. I loved the
letter. It was so honest and sweet and gave me some good old season 1
flashbacks.

11.I really thought that the last
time Lor gets together with Chris will be forever and they’ll actually end up
happy together in a long-lost-lovers-unite and Ross and Rachel kinda way but I
was pleasantly surprised that the writers of the show didn’t take that route.
I’m so glad Luke Danes is the one but I wish they’d shown a little more about
what happens with them.

12.When Emily Gilmore says to Rory,
“So this is it. This is the last time we’ll see you for who knows how long”.
That was such an emotional moment and it finally sinks in that the show is
over. ( Thank God I’m in 2016 and that in fact means I’ve only got to wait 2
months but will it ever be the same?)

13.The Bon Voyage party is one of
the best episodes of the entire show and obviously so because I live for mushy
farewells and series finales. Everyone being involved in a town event one last
time was so much fun to watch.

They don’t make such shows
anymore. If you ask me to name some cool crime/mystery shows to watch, I can give
you 5 off the top of my head. But if you’re talking about drama shows that make
you feel all warm and fuzzy, I’ll be at a loss of words. It was so great watching the
series again. It has some great laughs, insanely quotable scenes and one of the
most amazing mother-daughter relationships on screen. Stay tuned for more
gushing…come November 25!

68 comments

Fabulous post. It's fun and I'm glad I read it.I never heard of a show because I don't have so much time to watch TV but I'll have it on my mind.Would you like to follow me back?www.glaringwaves.blogspot.ba

I absolutely love Gilmore Girls, I didn't watch it when I was younger but now I'm on season 2. Stars Hollow is the cutest little town and I actually got to see the café in real life when I visited the Warner Brothers Studios - I definitely had a fangirl moment. Oh and I'm loving these Friday night dinners too haha xx

Lovely post! I have heard of the show and have actually seen a few episodes when it was initially on TV but never really gotten into it. Now that it's on Netflix, I may try and watch it and see what's it's all about!

I've never watched Gilmore Girls before although it was a big thing for people to watch around me. But to be honest I've never been one to binge watch any tv shows. I have however started watching a bit of Friends and it has it's moments lol.

I never got into this show when it aired on TV. Something about the characters REALLY irritated me LOL. Maybe being slightly older I might actually enjoy and appreciate it more. I'll have to see if I can find any eps to binge on

Hahah! Yeah some people do say that about it too but they're just funny in a goofy way and it's definitely not everyone's thing. :) Maybe you can watch the new special episode that's coming up and decide if you like it!

I just finished rewatching, and I've had so many of the same thoughts. It's so interesting to have an older perspective to for opinions on characters, and I love picking out the little inconsistencies throughout the show. It still makes me feel so warm and fuzzy though. I've loved this post!

I binge watched Gilmore Girls the summer before college, but I haven't watched it since and I'm starting my junior year of college! Maybe I'll give it a rewatch over Fall Break :) -Audrey | Brunch at Audrey's

Ohhh, I really want to watch the show again. Netfix is great for allowing us to enjoy it again. And I also enjoyed Hart of Dixie. She always had such great outfits! :)Ivona from www.thesmokedetector.netxoxo

I rewatched the whole series this year too! I'm really looking forward to seeing The Gilmore Girls revival. I'm on holidays in the states now and am going to Warner bros in LA especially to see the Gilmore girls set.